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UConn Student Body President Under Fire for Supporting Free Speech 4 Mar 2021 The student body president of the University of Connecticut (UConn) has fallen under fire by his peers in student government over his support of pro-free speech legislation on campus. The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Governing Board recently issued a “vote of no confidence” for student body president Mike Hernández over his support of a proposed free speech bill, according to a report by The legislation in questions seeks to protect the right of students to freely express their opinions within studen...

Miami Says It Can Adapt to Rising Seas. Not Everyone Is Convinced. Officials have a new plan to manage rising water. Succeed or fail, it will very likely become a case study for other cities facing climate threats. A flooded street during high tide in Miami Beach in 2015.Credit...Lynne Sladky/Associated Press March 2, 2021 Officials in Miami-Dade County, where climate models predict two feet or more of sea-level rise by 2060, have released an upbeat strategy for living with more water, one that focused on elevating homes and roads, more dense construction farther inland and creating more open...

The blueprint, made public on Friday, portrayed rising seas as mostly manageable, especially for a low-lying area with a century of experience managing water.